Foot treating



H! A. POST.

FOOT TREATING APPLIANCE. A

APPLICATIONFILED NOV. 17, 1919.

Patented June 8, 1920.

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FOOT-TREATING APPLIANCE.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1920.

Application filed November 17, 1919; Serial No. 338.605.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. HOWARD A. Pos'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State. of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot- Treating Appliances; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to foot treating appliances and more particularly to a device adapted to set misplaced bones, due to the breaking down of the arches or from any other cause.

Primarily, the invention contemplates the provision of means wherein the bones of the foot may be individually treated without liability of any of the adjacent bones of the foot interfering with the operation of the appliance. The device is so constructed that pressure may be exerted against the applicator from the palm of the hand of the operator and in order that the bone or the surrounding tissues will not be injured or bruised, I prefer to face the applicator with a resilient pad, stiff enough to properly function but having suflicient resiliency under pressure .to eliminate the liability of bruising the flesh or tissues of the patient.

I prefer to arrange the applicator on an artificial, flexible palm, which may be applied to the hand of the operator across the palm or fleshypart of the hand so that the fingers will be left free to grasp the foot of the patient or for the purpose of manipulation during the resetting of the bone.

According to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the so-called palm, which carries the applicator, is adapted to be applied to either hand, it being desired to have one hand free so that when the applicator is in position, the operator, by sharp pressure on the upper side of the foot, may bring about the replacing of the particular misplaced bone, the applicator, at this time, being pressed against the sole of the foot adjacent to the bone to be treated.

In the drawings,

Figure I is a perspective view of the appliance applied to the hand of an operator.

the palm per se is not of Fig. II'is a perspective view of the appliance, showing the reverse side of the palm or base.

Fig. III is a applicator side Fig. through the palm and applicator, showing the manner in which one is attached to the other. 7 r

Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference:

1 designates a base, which will hereinafter be referred to as a palm since the essential part of the base is to rest within the hand of the operator, to be either grasped by the hand or to be fastened thereto by a suitable fasten ing device. The palm may include an attachingweb 2 extending over the back of the perspective view showing the of the palm or base, and

hand and, in conjunction with the palm or base proper, form a loop, as shown in Figs. II

and III, the palm being here shown as provided with a thumb opening 3, although the particular construction and arrangement of paramount importance.

Suitably positioned on the palm or base .1 and extendingoutwardly therefrom is an applicator, which may partake of various forms but which is here shown as consisting of a rigid base 4 consisting of a plurality of layers of leather or other suitable material fastened to the palm by a fastening device which preferably extends through a base washer or disk 5, the fastening device being here shown as consisting of a rivet 6, the head of which bears against the washer 5 on the under side of the palm and the shank of which extends through the base 4 of the applicator and is provided with oppositely bent tines or projections 7 and 8, whereby the washer, the palm and the base 4 are all secured together in a rigid manner.

If desired, a line of stitching 9 may extend around the base 4 of the applicator through the palm and through the washer 5, as clearly indicated in Fig. IV.

The base 4 of the applicator is faced with a cushion of rubber or other resilient material 10 so that when the applicator is brought into contact with the foot for the purpose of treating it, the liability of the flesh or tissues becoming bruised will be reduced to a minimum.

When the device is to be used, the base or palm may be applied to the fleshy part of the hand in substantially the manner shown,

IV is a vertical, sectional View" either With or without the fastening clevice for attaching it to the hand, and the operator may press the applicator against the part of the foot to be treated; the fingers of the operator, at this time, being free to be used in gras ing and steadying the foot so that .the app icator may be held in a desired position with respect to the articular part of the foot to be treated. lhe other hand of the operator, at this time, will be free to grasp the upper side of the foot at the proper point with respect to the bone and the applicator, where-upon the bone may bepushed back to its normal and proper position without liability of interference from any of the adjacent bones, this being due, primarily, to the fact that the cushion 10 is of such size and shape that it may be easily applied to any particular-bone and also to the fact that no surrounding projections or parts on the appliance interfere with With the proper presentation of the applicator to the particular bone to be treated.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the device is exceedingly simple in construction, that the particular shape of the palm base is immaterial, that the applicator may readily be applied to the designated part of the foot, and that the operation of resetting the bone may take place Without interfering with the proper manipulation of the digits on the hand of the operator.

WVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

L A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm to be engaged by the hand of the operator, and a yielding bone re-setting applicator carried thereby.

2. A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm to be engaged by the hand of an operator, and an outwardly projecting applicator carried by the palm, said applicator having the form of a truncated cone.

5. A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm to be applied to the hand -of an operator, and an outwardly projecting applicator carried by the palm, said applicator having the form of a truncated cone,

the end of the truncated cone being of yielding material.

'6. A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm to be applied to the hand of an operator, and an applicator connected to the palm and having a base of rigid material and a facing of yielding material.

7. A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm to be applied to the hand of an operator, an applicator carried by said palm, means for fastening the applicator to the palm, said means comprising a disk on the inner side of the palm, .and a fastening device extending through the disk, the palm and the base of the applicator. I

8. A foot treating appliance comprising an artificial palm having a thumb-engaging opening anda strap for securing the palm to the hand of an operator, and an applicator extending outwardly from said palm.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

I-IOW'ARD A. POST. 

